Director of Energy Advisory – Southcentral Region (Texas)
1898 & Co.
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Job summary
1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, seeks a Director of Energy Advisory for the Southcentral region based in Houston. This senior leadership role sets regional strategy, leads staff development, and oversees delivery excellence across Texas and the Southcentral U.S.
The Director will partner with managing directors, drive growth, manage talent, and ensure client impact while aligning with firm priorities and high-performance culture.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required with 13 years of consulting experience.
- Master's degree or MBA preferred.
- Strong business acumen with proven engagement management.
- Excellent communication and analytical skills.
Responsibilities
- Set regional Energy Advisory strategy for Southeast region and align with firm objectives.
- Lead staffing, capability development, and performance reviews across the region.
- Collaborate with MDs and business lines to drive growth and client impact.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, high-performance culture aligned with firm values.
Skills
Education
Job description
At 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, we help clients navigate the rapidly evolving energy landscape through integrated advisory services spanning Power & Fuels, Renewables, Power Markets, and Utility Finance. As part of Burns & McDonnell, our Energy Advisory team brings together technical rigor, commercial insight, and strategic thinking to support utilities, developers, and investors addressing today’s most complex energy challenges.
At 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, we help clients navigate the rapidly evolving energy landscape through integrated advisory services spanning Power & Fuels, Renewables, Power Markets, and Utility Finance. As part of Burns & McDonnell, our Energy Advisory team brings together technical rigor, commercial insight, and strategic thinking to support utilities, developers, and investors addressing today’s most complex energy challenges.
We are seeking a Director of Energy Advisory for the Southcentral Region, based in Houston. This senior leadership role is responsible for regional strategy, people leadership, and operational oversight of Energy Advisory services across Texas and the Southcentral U.S. region. The Director will lead and grow a high‑performing consulting organization while ensuring alignment with firm priorities, strong talent development, and consistent delivery excellence across the Energy Advisory portfolio.
This role emphasizes regional leadership, staff development, and client impact, rather than hands‑on project execution, and serves as a key partner to Energy Advisory managing directors, business line leaders, and client engagement teams.
As the Director of Energy Advisory, you will provide strategic direction, managerial leadership, and operational oversight for Energy Advisory services in the Southeast region, including Power & Fuels, Renewables, Power Markets, and Utility Finance.
- Develop and execute a regional Energy Advisory strategy aligned with firmwide objectives and Energy Advisory business line priorities.
- Support growth initiatives by aligning regional capabilities, staffing, and expertise with market demand and client needs.
- Partner with managing directors and business line leaders to advance strategic initiatives and strengthen Energy Advisory’s presence in the Southeast.
- Promote the mission, values, and culture of Burns & McDonnell and 1898 & Co., modeling strong leadership and collaboration.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and direction to Energy Advisory consultants and analysts across multiple disciplines.
- Recruit, develop, and retain high‑performing consulting talent to support current and future regional needs.
- Conduct performance reviews, career development discussions, and regular one‑on‑one engagements with staff.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high‑performance culture consistent with 1898 & Co.’s traits of tenacious problem solving, curiosity, collaboration, and grit.
- Support onboarding, training, and professional development initiatives across the region.
- Drive continuous improvement in talent development, delivery consistency, and organizational effectiveness.
- Provide oversight of staffing strategies, workload balancing, and resource planning across Energy Advisory engagements in the Southeast.
- Collaborate with delivery leaders to ensure teams are appropriately staffed based on skills, experience, and development goals.
- Monitor utilization and capacity trends, proactively identifying risks and opportunities related to staffing and growth.
- Support the establishment and use of consistent delivery practices, quality standards, and operational processes across Energy Advisory work.
- Serve as a senior Energy Advisory leader supporting client relationships and regional engagement strategy.
- Partner with client engagement and proposal teams to support pursuits and positioning for new Energy Advisory opportunities.
- Act as an escalation point for client delivery concerns as needed, focusing on resolution, communication, and long‑term client success.
- Promote cross-collaboration with adjacent business lines to support integrated solutions and expanded client impact.
- Provide expert consulting and technical guidance across a range of services within the electric utility industry.
- Support engineering, economic, and consulting studies.
- Champion innovation and strategic thinking within technical project work.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related degree from an accredited program and 13 years relevant consulting experience required.
- Master's degree, MBA preferred.
- Excellent business acumen with proven success managing consulting engagements.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to quickly and efficiently interpret large data sets.
- Ability to uncover customer needs, develop recommendations and deliver them persuasively.
- Expert facilitation, collaboration, organization, and problem solving skills.
- Strong understanding of financial concepts.
- Excellent planning and analytical skills.
- Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills; and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.
Engineering
US-TX-Houston
US-TX-Fort Worth, US-TX-Austin, US-TX-Dallas
Full-time
Yes, 50 % of the Time
1898 & Co. is a business, technology and security solutions consultancy where experience and foresight come together to unlock lasting advancements. We innovate today to fuel our clients’ future growth, catalyzing insights that drive smarter decisions, improve performance and maximize value. As part of Burns & McDonnell, we draw on more than 120 years of deep and broad experience in complex industries as we envision and enable the future for our clients.
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